Guide on how to use the ProtoMAX water jet in the Richards shop.
https://www.omax.com/en/us/protomax-waterjet
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Rinse part and take it out
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How to Unclog the Nozzle
disconnect abrasive Tell Abby or Jeffrey if this happens so someone can help if its you’re first time encountering this problem
Disconnect garnet tube from nozzle head and from hopper
make sure garnet is dry still. use air to blow out the metal things
blow out the bottom of the hopper with an air hose to make sure its dry and unclogged
reinstall hopper to machine
blow air through the abrasive Blow air through the garnet tube from the hopper side to the nozzle side to get any water out
pull lemon Pull yellow guard down and off use allen key of the nozzle
Use green-handled in-line torque wrench to loosen thumb screw and wiggle the nozzle out
run a test cut to clear out head of waterjet. make Make sure machine head is positioned between two slats of the bedreinstall . Run a cutting head test to clear out head of waterjet. You should still have the garnet line disconnected so just water is pushed through.
Reinstall nozzle upside down in the head of the machine. tighten Tighten thumb screw run a test cut with the torque wrench.
Run another cutting head test to clear out the nozzle. make Make sure the flow appears uniform.
reinstall Reinstall nozzle correctly in the machinerun . Reconnect the garnet tubes.
Run a final cutting head test making sure you see garnet being sucked through the tube from the hopper.
If you still do not see garnet in the tube, there is probably a water clog at the bottom of the hopper. Take the hopper off of its mount and dump the garnet on the top that is definitely dry back into the bucket of extra garnet. Discard the small amount of garnet at the bottom that might be wet. Use the air gun to blow out the metal attachment at the bottom of the hopper.
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